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Language Spoken At Home in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,353 | 100% |
English only | 11,886 | 82.8% |
Language other than English | 2,467 | 17.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,817 | 12.7% |
Spanish | 1,926 | 13.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,636 | 11.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 218 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 36 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 246 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 113 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 77 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,194 | 100% |
American | 1,820 | 12.0% |
Arab | 53 | 0.3% |
Czech | 8 | 0.1% |
Danish | 46 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 86 | 0.6% |
English | 1,284 | 8.5% |
French (except Basque) | 402 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 41 | 0.3% |
German | 1,999 | 13.2% |
Greek | 14 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,399 | 9.2% |
Italian | 312 | 2.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Polish | 69 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.1% |
Russian | 45 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 525 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 333 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 180 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 60 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 40 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 57 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,823 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,599 | 52.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,229 | 18.0% |
Married-couple family | 2,604 | 38.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 735 | 10.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 218 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 62 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 777 | 11.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 432 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 3,224 | 47.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,601 | 38.1% |
65 years and over | 928 | 13.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,349 | 19.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,964 | 28.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,983 | 100% |
Householder | 6,823 | 45.5% |
Spouse | 2,609 | 17.4% |
Child | 2,902 | 19.4% |
Other relatives | 1,085 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,564 | 10.4% |
Unmarried partner | 248 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,691 | 100% |
Never married | 2,858 | 42.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,070 | 45.9% |
Separated | 135 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 171 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 457 | 6.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,505 | 100% |
Never married | 1,690 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,790 | 42.9% |
Separated | 196 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 1,009 | 15.5% |
Divorced | 820 | 12.6% |
Fertility in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 271 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 131 | 48.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 206 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 111 | 53.9% |
Less than 1 year | 68 | 33.0% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 6.8% |
5 or more years | 7 | 3.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 111 | 100% |
Who are female | 86 | 77.5% |
Who are married | 90 | 81.1% |
School Enrollment in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,913 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 86 | 3.0% |
Kindergarten | 149 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 903 | 31.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 422 | 14.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,353 | 46.4% |
Educational Attainment in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,656 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 504 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,232 | 11.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,966 | 27.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,788 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 727 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,014 | 18.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,425 | 13.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.3% |
Veteran Status in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,833 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,285 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,073 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,627 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 2,355 | 100% |
With a disability | 8 | 0.3% |
18 to 64 years | 10,139 | 100% |
With a disability | 628 | 6.2% |
65 years and over | 2,579 | 100% |
With a disability | 991 | 38.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,974 | 100% |
Same house | 12,298 | 82.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,512 | 16.8% |
Same county | 1,302 | 8.7% |
Different county | 1,210 | 8.1% |
Same state | 946 | 6.3% |
Different state | 264 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 164 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,194 | 100% |
Native | 12,886 | 84.8% |
Born in United States | 12,732 | 83.8% |
State of residence | 8,924 | 58.7% |
Different state | 3,808 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 154 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 2,308 | 15.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,308 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 151 | 6.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,157 | 93.5% |
Year of Entry in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,462 | 100% |
Native | 154 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 154 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,308 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 139 | 6.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,169 | 94.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Columbia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,308 | 100% |
Europe | 62 | 2.7% |
Asia | 330 | 14.3% |
Africa | 79 | 3.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,821 | 78.9% |
Northern America | 16 | 0.7% |